Want to Work with Uncle Sam? Let's Get Down to Business. Your company has taken steps to register as a Government Contractor and currently invests money and resources on activities intended to net you business opportunities with agencies and their contractors. The problem? The results you anticipated are not happening as of yet. Now what? This session will provide useful resources and actionable tactics companies can consider when executing a...

Organizations are under continuous pressure to cut costs and do more with less. At the same time, they are expected to be innovative and deliver increasing ROI. As organizations realize they can’t continue to run their operations and IT functions as they have in the past, they have also realized they can't meet expectations by building an infrastructure on closed-source, proprietary application platforms. They are too expensive, brittle,...

OMB and NIST over the past year issued in Special Publication (SP) 800-37 the new FISMA "Authorization" process (previously call (Certification and Accreditation) to be used by all Federal organizations, including the DoD and Intelligence communities, to gain approval to operate. Additionally, NIST is finalizing SP 800-39 on the Risk Management Framework (RMF), which is the basis for this new "Authorization" process. This moved us from a 4-pha...

On Monday, February 14, 2011, Mountaintop Marketing Group's Peak Series CIO Breakfast proudly welcomes Jerry E. Williams, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development! The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the principal Federal agency for programs concerned with the Nation's housing needs, fair housing opportunities, as well as improvement and development of the Nation's communities. Jerry E....

The Fort Shafter Expo is Day 5 of a week-long Hawaii Expo Series, traveling to five military bases in five days. Fort Shafter is the focal point for command, control, and support of Army forces in the Asia-Pacific region. This post houses the senior Army headquarters leadership in Hawaii and is home to the headquarters of the United States Army Pacific Command (USARPAC). This expo is being coordinated with the 516th Signal Brigade. Attendee In...

Northrop Grumman CEO and President Wes Bush will join NVTC on February 11 for our next Titans breakfast. The event marks Bush's first speech in Northern Virginia since taking the helm of the global security company in early 2010. In April, Bush announced that Northrop Grumman would be relocating its corporate headquarters to Falls Church. Bush assumed the role of chief executive officer and president in January 2010 after serving as the compan...

Please join chamber members and prospective members for this lunch and roundtable event where we will discuss the “Cloud”, what it is and what it can or will do for your business. This sure to be informative and topical event will take place at the chamber office and offer a lively discussion and networking opportunity. Lunch from an area restaurant will be provided by our 2011 sponsor, LEROS Technology Corporation. Register early...

The Federal Contractors Roundtable provides a highly-relevant forum where business leaders and industry professionals can discuss current and upcoming legislative, agency-specific policy and regulatory changes impacting how they find and win government sector business. This open discussion forum focuses on the current challenges of running a B2G business and finding and winning B2G business. The goal of each roundtable is to leverage the group...

This four-day course covers the key elements of the entire federal government contracting process. Introduction to Federal Government Contracting is designed to provide those new to government contracts (or those looking for a basic refresher) with an understanding of the entire government contracting process. By providing this framework, you will be able to understand how your work relates to the overall process and will be able to more easil...

The Pearl Harbor Naval Station is Day 4 of a week-long Hawaii Expo Series, traveling to five military bases in five days. This expo will be coordinated once again with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Intec Training. SPAWAR`s mission is to deliver FORCEnet: invent, acquire, develop, deliver and support integrated & interoperable C4ISR, business IT and space capabilities in the interest of national defense. SPAWAR Intec...